B. M. Close's Ground

B. M. Close's Ground
Ground information
Location Southborough, Kent
Coordinates 51°09′13″N 0°15′14″E / 51.1537°N 0.2539°E / 51.1537; 0.2539
Establishment 1859 (first recorded match)
Team information
Kent (1867)
As of 9 September 2010
Source: Ground profile

B. M. Close's Ground was a cricket ground at Horsemunden Farm, Brightridge Lane, Southborough, Kent.[1] The first recorded match on the ground was in 1859, when Tunbridge Wells played a New All-England Eleven.[2] In 1867, Kent played Hampshire in the ground's only first-class match.[3]

The final recorded match held on the ground was Southborough versus Surrey Professionals in 1879.[2] In the 1930s, the site of the ground was built over with a housing estate and school covering the general area.[1]

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Coordinates: 51°09′13″N 0°15′14″E / 51.1537°N 0.2539°E / 51.1537; 0.2539

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